Thursday, August 20, 2009

Rockin' Wednesday

I went to Yongsan Electronics Market and my head didn't explode - not only did I find what I needed in about ten minutes and cheap, I got the first two seasons of Battlestar Gallactica. Granted, I can't watch them until I get back, but everyone and their sister have been telling me to watch it. I also picked up Transformers 2 - not as good as the first one, but it was kick ass. Then we won at trivia. There was even a scavanger hunt section for which I ran like a mad freak down the road to the Family Mart to buy a pack of tampons and get a receipt for it. Shawn even showed up post-quiz.

Carpe Diem

1. Finish this frickin' list. In 1001 days, write a new one. (1/2)

Reading2. Read 101 books. (124/101) (40/101)3. Read 50 children's books. (57/50) (32/25)(0/25)4. Finish reading War and Peace.5. Spend 30 days reading out of the house for at least one hour. (36/30)6. Fail! Maintain the book ban (no books without trade-in credit) with 5 slips. (15/5) (5/5)(0/5)7. Go to a book club meeting.8. Read all the magazines in my place.9. Read Man Booker Prize and Pulizter Prize winning book from the year of my birth. (1/2)

Smarts18. Do something to put knowledge in, rather than spouting it out.19. Be able to label a map of Africa.20. Be able to name 20 foreign leaders and their countries. (0/20)21. Memorize a poem.22. Stop saying THAT word (the one Martha doesn't like.)

It's All Fun and Games23. Win at any of the quiz nights.24. Participate in a scavenger hunt.25. Play croquet or bocce.26. Learn to play a new game (Backgammon, Bridge, etc.)27. Play 5 board games. (5/5)28. Learn how to do Suduku. And how to spell it.29. Complete a jigsaw puzzle.30. Watch Gone With the Wind.31. Only use candlelight for one full evening.

Being Creative32. Do something creative - paint a picture, throw a pot, etc.33. Take pictures at one of those weird photo places in Hongdae.34. Take a photo every day for a month. (31/31)35. Take the good camera out once a month. (30/30)36. Complete 26 Things.37. Send a postcard to Postsecret.

Because You're Never Too Old38. Color an entire coloring book.39. Climb a tree.40. Play with PlayDoh.41. Rewatch the Princess Bride and reread A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. (0/2)42. Do a cartwheel in the sun.43. Make a snowman.

Yum!44. Go on a picnic.45. Try making lasagna in a toaster oven.46. Try 10 new foods. (7/10)47. Make pancakes with my nieces twice. (0/2)48. Bake a cake from scratch.49. Make a curry dish from scratch.50. Learn to make good cream sauce.51. Try a new kind of alcohol.52. And a new kind of tea.53. Eat chicken wings in a bar for the first time.54. Make and decorate cupcakes.55. Make banana bread and once again make my poor mother mail me the recipe.56. Have a banana split party.57. Eat at 25 new restaurants. (29/25) (4/25)58. Make that chocolate/whip cream dessert from when I was a kid.59. Make popcorn on the stove.

The World is an Interesting Place, So Get Out in It60. Visit a new continent (South America, Australia, Antarctica, Africa.)61. Visit 5 countries I've never been to. (2/5)62. Dip my toes into two oceans/seas. (2/2)63. Visit 5 UNESCO Heritage Sites. (2/5)64. Visit a country from the Axis of Evil.65. Go canoeing or kayaking again.66. Participate in a winter sport that is not sledding.67. Go zorbing/hot air ballooning/skydive or something along those lines.68. Go to a sporting event, a play/opera/ballet,<>a museum, and an art gallery. (4/4)69. Take an odd form of trasportation (dog sledding, etc.)70. Control one vehicle.71. Encounter an interesting animal in its natural habitat.72. Sleep in a tent.73. Watch the sun set and rise. (1/2)

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood74. Take a series of pictures of the neighbourhood I live in.75. Finally go to the National Museum, which I pass every day, and Seoul Tower, which I can see from my window. (0/2)76. Take the subway to or from work once a week. (44/38) (42/42)77. Walk into Itaewon to get coffee at least 15 times. (8/15)78. Buy a round for the bar.79. Let Shawn talk me into Hashing once.80. Explore 12 new places in Seoul - one for each month. (3/12)

Because My Body is My Temple81. Get a tattoo or a piercing.82. Go to the dentist.83. Buy a frickin' toothbrush.84. Finish all my multivitamins.85. Be a vegetarian for a month.86. Be a vegan for a week.87. Buy new glasses.88. And sunglasses.89. Buy a bathing suit.90. Go to bed by midnight thirty times. (30/30)91. Start and stick to an exercise routine.92. Buy purple underwear.

Because It Needs to Be Done93. Pay off half my credit card.94. Then pay off the rest.95. Make one day a month internet and TV free. (37/30)(0/18)96. Clean up iTunes.97. Buy a new iPod.98. Buy another external harddrive and have old harddrive fixed.99. Find a charity I believe in and donate/join a protest for a cause I believe in.100. Get my damn hair straightened already.cut!101. Wash Martha's dishes.